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Pyromorphite from
Crabulazzu Mine (Crabulassu Mine; Crabulatzu Mine; Crabulazzu-Gragonti Mine), Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


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Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
08377370017272049954134.jpg
Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
00502300017272014569943.jpg
Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
06281540017272014576896.jpg
Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
04885570017272014593572.jpg
Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
08377370017272049954134.jpg
Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Pyromorphite

Crabulazzu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite6
Goethite3
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crabulazzu Mine (Crabulassu Mine; Crabulatzu Mine; Crabulazzu-Gragonti Mine), Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (69 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:316014
Long-form Identifier:1:3:316014:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘNieddoris Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGennamari Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘS'Acqua Bona Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘIngurtosu Mine, Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘTintillonis Mine (Genna Sitzia; Sa Roa; Punta Tomasu; Riu Castangia), Arbus, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘPerdu Cara Mine (Perdu Cara-Santa Vittoria veins; Perdu Cara deposit), Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘPerdas de Fogu Mine (Perd'e Fogu Mine), Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘS'Acqua is Prunas Mine (Acqua is Prunas Mine), Gonnosfanadiga, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘPala su Sciusciu, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSanta Lucia Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
Bornemann, V. (1898): Su alcuni minerali della Sardegna. Resoconti delle riunioni dell'Associazione Mineraria Sarda, 3, 6-7
Hintze, C., Linck, G.E. (1933): Handbuch der Mineralogie. Bd. 1. Abt. 4. Borate, Aluminate und Ferrate. Phosphate, Arseniate, Antimoniate, Vanadate, Niobate und Tantalate. Arsenite und Antimonite. Organische Verbindungen. Walter De Gruyter & Co., Berlin & Leipzig, XII + 1454 pp.
Billows, Edoardo (1941) I minerali della Sardegna ed i loro giacimenti [The minerals of Sardinia and their deposits]. Tipografia V. Musanti. p.1-167.
Stara, P., Rizzo, R., Tanca, G.A. [with contributions of Vinci, A., Astolfi, M.] (1996): Iglesiente e Arburese. Miniere e Minerali. Associazione Mineralogica Sarda, Associazione Mineralogica Domusnovas, Gruppo Mineralogico Arburese, Gruppo Mineralogico Paleontologico Piacentino, Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo et al. Ed., Siena, Vol. 2, 192 pp.
 
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